Bessines-sur-Gartempe

Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Saint-Léger church
Coat of arms of Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Location of Bessines-sur-Gartempe
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Bessines-sur-Gartempe is located in France
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bessines-sur-Gartempe is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Bessines-sur-Gartempe
Coordinates: 46°06′35″N 1°22′10″E / 46.1097°N 1.3694°E / 46.1097; 1.3694
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentHaute-Vienne
ArrondissementBellac
CantonAmbazac
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Andréa Brouille[1]
Area
1
55.41 km2 (21.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
2,762
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
87014 /87250
Elevation250–533 m (820–1,749 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bessines-sur-Gartempe (French pronunciation: [bɛsin syʁ ɡaʁtɑ̃p], literally Bessines on Gartempe; Limousin: Becinas) is a commune in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.